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The Iberian is the most affected European territory. Portugal’s numbers are also on the rise, where there has been a record of new infections since May (+486 in one day). In France, almost 9,000 positives in 24 hours. Germany, for its part, remained stable, while Sweden, for the first time since March, registered a lower rate than its neighbors, with an average of 12 new cases per million inhabitants in the last week, compared to 18 in Denmark and 14 from Norway
The number of new coronavirus cases in Europe continues to grow. The focus is on Spain, where half a million cases have been exceeded. The country is confirmed as the most affected at European level. According to the latest data from the Ministry of Health, which does not update the infections during the weekend, yesterday there were 498,989 cases confirmed by the tests, but to this figure must be added the more than 4,000 new infections reported in the last 24 hours by various local authorities (GLI LIVE UPDATES – THE SPECIAL).
The numbers of Spain
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Coronavirus, European countries with more cases in 24 hours: Spain in the lead
Regarding the Spanish situation, Catalonia added 1,481 new positives and eight more deaths, while the number of hospitalized patients decreased for the fourth consecutive day. For the third day, Andalusia, which detected two new outbreaks in homes for the elderly and disabled in El Puerto de Santa María (49 infected) and La Rioja, recorded more than a thousand cases, reporting 1,030 positives and another seven deaths. More than 600 new infections in the Valencian Community, which has decided to extend the restrictive measures on the closing time of the premises for another 3 weeks to control the hours and the closing of the discos for another 21 days.
Portugal, record of new cases since May
Meanwhile, Portugal, with 486 new cases, posted its biggest increase since the end of the lockdown in May. The Guardian reports it, citing local health authorities. Most of the new infections have been reported in Lisbon and in the north, where the country’s second largest city, Porto, is located. Since mid-September, with the start of schools and the resumption of work in offices, the government has announced its intention to introduce more restrictive measures against Covid-19 but has not yet released details. With 1,838 coronavirus victims out of a population of 10 million, Portugal still had a much lower per capita rate than many European countries, including neighboring Spain.
In France 8,550 cases in the last 24 hours
There are 8,550 Covid-19 infections in France in the last 24 hours, according to data from the General Directorate of Health published by French media. A figure only slightly lower than the previous day, when new cases had reached a record 8,975. The victims in the last 24 hours have been 12, with a total of 30,698.
Germany remained stable, while Sweden was lower than its neighbors
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Coronavirus, the worldwide spread on an animated map
The number of new infections in Germany remains stable at around 1,400 a day. Meanwhile, for the first time since March, Sweden has recorded a lower rate than its neighbors, an average of 12 new cases per million people in the last week, compared to 18 in Denmark and 14 in Norway. Stockholm is the only one that has not applied any type of confinement and has kept practically everything open, relying on the self-discipline of its citizens and the achievement of collective immunity: “We have gone from being one of the countries with the highest number of infections in Europe to one of the few with the fewest cases, said state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell, while many others have seen quite a dramatic increase. Our sustainable policy may take longer to get results, but in the end it does. “
